Psalm 137:5
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137:5If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
may my right hand be crippled!5
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- 5 Heb “may my right hand forget.” In this case one must supply an object, such as “how to move.” The elliptical nature of the text has prompted emendations (see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101–150 [], ). The translation assumes an emendation to תִּכְשַׁח (tikhshakh), from an otherwise unattested root כשׁח, meaning “to be crippled; to be lame.” See כשׁח, which cites Arabic cognate evidence in support of the proposal. The corruption of the can be explained as an error of transposition facilitated by the use of שָׁכַח (shakhakh, “forget”) just before this.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget its skill!
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
If I forget you, Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
If I forget you, Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.
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NLTNew Living Translation
If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget how to play the harp.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget.
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KJV 1900King James Version
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem,
Let my right hand forget her cunning.
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